NMC describes the bumbling investogation and prosecution of Dr. Weiner
What was on board tomorrow were a series of motions in the Mann Act case against Dr. Weiner; the argument primarily concerned a motion to dismiss, in which the defense was saying that there was no federal jurisdiction because the things required relating to interstate commerce were not alleged to have occurred.
What happened here was that the F.B.I. had a “tip” that Dr. Weiner was somehow involved in child pornography on the site sugardaddy.com. So they checked it out and discovered, nope, no child pornography there. Case closed? Nope, the F.B.I. then decided to run in some fake “sugarbabies”– agents masquerading as escorts– to try to lure Weiner into agreeing to meet them.
In any event, it gets even weirder. Mary emailed the doctor that she was in Memphis on business, and would like to come down to see him. He said nope, I’m on call and too busy. She then asked how’s about tomorrow lunch. He said don’t bother to come all the way just for me. She then ventured– oh, I’ve got to drive back home from Memphis to Mobile, and can just pass through Clarksdale en route. He said well all right, she got off the phone …
So she calls back to suggest, er, um, I’m not really going to Mobile at all, just coming to see you. Shortly thereafter, five F.B.I. agents arrested Dr. Weiner at the Shady Nook north of Clarksdale.
NMC
9/3/9
Magnolia Tribune
